Creative strategies to improve patient safety: Allergies and adverse drug reactions

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages E1-E5

  Valente, Sharon ^a   Murray, Lillian P ^a  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG TOXICITY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG TOXICITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79551572080     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NND.0b013e31819b5f0b     Document Type: Article

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